The Waning Moon Pack, Northern Lantern City, Year 2003.
It was on the fifth day of the new lunar month in the were-natural calendar. The Alpha King, Alpha Colton watches the delicate flake of ice fall on his window with a hushed stain on the glass.
His face filled with contemplation.
He paced around for hours and only stopped when his most trusted companion and personal adviser, Beta Oziel hurried inside, shutting the door behind him.
He hits his hand on his chest as he bows his head, "Alpha King, the Luna has given birth to twins, two identical males."
Alpha Colton is silent as he rubs his thumb over his index finger.
"And she also took her last breath."
"She has done well," Alpha Colton says, feeling very appreciative of his young Luna. Who was finally able to bear him children after six years of marriage with him.
"What do we do, Alpha? Do I kill one of the twins? You only need an heir, not children."
"You are right," Alpha Colton looks out the window again, "This is trouble for me but I can't kill any of them without giving them the chance to prove themselves."
"The moon messenger will appear soon, Alpha. We need to make a decision."
"I will let both of them compete for the throne of the Northern Lantern. Whoever wins…" Alpha Colton immediately swallowed his words as silver specks appears in the air, forming into a female figure with transparent legs in front of him.
He slightly bows as the figure takes out a brown scroll and opens it.
"Receive your children's fate, Colton. A destiny intertwined into one soul under the moon has a beloved Luna coming to them."
"I receive the prophecy of the Moon Goddess."
Alpha Colton takes the scroll from the figure who instantly disappears. He turns around and stares at his beta with confusion, "What does that mean?"
"This is bad news Alpha. Not only would they be fighting each other for the throne. It seems they will also be fighting each other for a single mate. Which is cruel and it is cheating, we shouldn't accept it!"
"Their fate is written down already but we won't let it stop us. The winner will take it all and the loser will take nothing at all."
He turns around and walks to the fireplace and throws in the life scroll, burning it.
"Pass my words through the Pack, the eldest son will be named Royce and the youngest son will be named Ryker. They will begin their seclusion at the age of 5 and whosoever returns home in fifteen years alive and with the strongest wolf will automatically become a good competent contender for the throne."
"What if they kill each other before that happens, Alpha?"
"Let's see, Oziel."